I thought this project was pretty creative. I’m a little envious of the commitment and level of creativity in a project vision like this. In a campaign that sets out to change drivers’ attitudes to low-level speeding by exposing the community problem that sits at the heart of it, we constructed a crash made up of people. The final image was...
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This beautiful pencil mural apparently won artist Adonna Khare $200,000 by voter selection. I’m in awe. Somehow pencil drawing attract me more than any other form of fine arts. Maybe because it’s just so raw? (via My Modern Met)
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What kid didn’t like pop-up books as a kid? OK…my child hasn’t learned to appreciate them yet, he’d just as soon pull them apart. But I recall I used to be amazed at interactive books as a kid. And as I grew to appreciate design, I can’t quite figure out how they seem to work. I’m sure if I spent enough time at it I...
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Besides one shirt, the only thing I picked up from HK was a set of these (Japanese) nano building sets…basically miniature Lego knockoffs. I grabbed a full set of instruments. I completed my first one during break today. I thought I needed tweezers to handle all the pieces. Some of the pieces were so tiny I was afraid I could barely hold them. As it...
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[vimeo id=49556689] Beautiful hand-drawn typography in homage to Bob Dylan by Leandro Senna. From what I understand everything was done by hand and in one-take. /bow down
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As I was trying to find sites to inspire my students this morning I came across two websites I quite liked. This interactive HTML5 site for Abby is pretty cool. The only part I dislike it’s the horribly slow load time, but it’s worth the wait and you can begin to see why it takes so long once it plays. Cool concept. Simple idea but probably...
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LoweStudio Inc was founded by me, Raphael Lowe, a Honolulu based illustrator and web designer. I presently design and manage a few dozen commercial websites, but my main focus these days is acting as the head developer for Kapiolani Community College and teaching New Media Arts.